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1. 1. Watchdog move brings new jobs

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 31 May 2005 THE M.E.N. campaign to move public sector jobs from London to the north west is celebrating a major victory. The Standards Board for England, which investigates allegations of misconduct in local government, will set up home in Manchester after quitting the capital.

2. 2. 12. Lord David Alliance: £226m (£216m)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 30 May 2005 CATALOGUE retailer N Brown is fighting to recover from more than two years in the doldrums. The experience will be an unusual one for non-executive chairman David Alliance, 73, a man renowned for his Midas touch.

3. 3. How to cure macho pupils

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 30 May 2005 SCHOOLS should teach children in single-sex classes to overcome the "laddish" culture that stops boys learning, it is claimed.

4. 4. 14. Peter Harrison: £206m (£206m)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 30 May 2005 PETER Harrison, 67, is the son of a Manchester bus driver and was born in Cheadle, Cheshire. After leaving school at 16, he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1959.

5. 5. Schools losing '40% of teachers a year'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 May 2005 SOME schools are losing 40% of their teachers every year as more staff take early retirement, according to Government funded research just released.

6. 6. Torrid year for Nord Anglia

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 May 2005 CHEADLE-based Nord Anglia Education has scrapped its interim dividend after a torrid year.

7. 7. School calls time on punctuality

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 26 May 2005 A SCHOOL has given 100 pupils alarm clocks to encourage them to get to class on time. Teachers at Albion High handed out the clocks to children who are regularly late.

8. 8. UK public toilets 'a national disgrace'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 26 May 2005 BRITAIN'S dirty public toilets are considered a "national disgrace", a new survey showed.

9. 9. Centre to train the stars of the future

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 26 May 2005 A '2M training centre focused on producing the media professionals of the future has been opened this week at Salford College.

10. 10. 'Mothers who can 'read' baby's mind

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 26 May 2005 SOME new mums are able to almost `read' their baby's mind, a new report suggests. And those with this `sixth sense' have children who tend to develop quicker, research reveals.

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